From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:22:51 GMT
Subject: Re: What's in git.git (stable)
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0612141519380.18171@xanadu.home>
In-Reply-To: <20061214200245.GP1747@spearce.org>

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Shawn Pearce wrote:

> Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
> > That changes what the command does to existing repositories,
> > which is somewhat impolite.
> 
> Yes, but users are forgetting to enable them.  They will work in
> a new repository having that feature, move to an older one and not
> have it, but expect it to be there.

I concur entirely.

> > I am not opposed too much to an updated version of the tool that
> > sets the configuration on by default for newly created
> > repositories, though.
> 
> I almost did that in my patch - but decided against it for the
> reason I just noted above.
> 
> Does anyone on the mailing list really have an objection to having
> reflogs on by default?

I certainly don't.